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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Paksat MM1(R)
Launched
May 30, 2024 · 12:12 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Paksat MM1(R) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 30, 2024 at 12:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:03 to 12:52 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 471st launch, 19th this year and humanity's 6,695th orbital launch attempt. It was the 58th Long March 3B/E flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Paksat MM1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 35,768 km orbit inclined 26.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 58th Long March 3B/E flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 471st launch19th this yearhumanity's 6,695th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Paksat MM1 · NORAD 59915 · 2024-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-104A
- Epoch
- 2024-05-30 15:20:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2823651 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7293199
- Inclination
- 26.7598°
- Ascending node
- 68.7465°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4166°
- Mean anomaly
- 94.4414°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Paksat MM1 · NORAD 59915 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y98 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese built geostationary communication satellite for the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), with 48 C/Ku/Ka/L band transponders for use at 38.2° E.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
110th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 3rd this year · 206th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 30, 8:12 PM GMT+8, in twilight
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Paksat MM1(R) launch?
Paksat MM1(R) launched on May 30, 2024 at 12:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:03 to 12:52 UTC.
Where can I watch Paksat MM1(R)?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches PakSat-MM1; 🔴 LIVE | Launching Ceremony of PAKSAT-MM1 - Second Satellite Mission of Pakistan 🚀 | Pakistan. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Paksat MM1(R)?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Paksat MM1(R) launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 30, 8:12 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Paksat MM1(R) reach?
Paksat MM1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 35,768 km orbit inclined 26.8°.
How many satellites did Paksat MM1(R) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).